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Record Nr.

UNINA9910777613703321

Autore

Dyer Davis

Titolo

The generations of Corning [[electronic resource] ] : the life and times of a global corporation / / Davis Dyer, Daniel Gross

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, c2001

ISBN

0-19-770299-6

1-280-53116-9

0-19-803231-5

1-4294-0400-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (553 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

GrossDaniel <1967->

Disciplina

338.762

338.7660973

Soggetti

Conglomerate corporations - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [455]-489) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Houghton Family Tree; List of Chairmen and Presidents; Foreword; Preface; 1 Corning and Glass; I. FIRST GENERATION; 2 Founding and Foundering, 1851-1875; II. SECOND GENERATION; 3 The Rise of Corning Glass Works, 1875-1908; III. THIRD GENERATION; 4 Pyrex, the Ribbon Machine, and a Wider World, 1908-1928; IV. FOURTH GENERATION; 5 Surviving and Thriving in the Depression Decade, 1928-1939; 6 Corning Goes to War, 1939-1945; 7 A Decade of Unbounded Opportunities, 1945-1954; 8 Ambitious Expansion: TV Glass, Pyroceram, and Corning Ware, 1954-1960; V. FIFTH GENERATION

9 Encountering Limits and Diversifying, 1960-196610 International Growth and the Roots of Fiber Optics, 1966-1971; 11 Digging Out and Tough Economic Times, 1972-1975; 12 Cutting Costs and Changing Direction, 1975-1983; 13 Emphasizing Performance, Quality, and Diversity, 1983-1989; 14 Refocusing and Reengineering, 1990-1996; VI. NEXT GENERATION; 15 Growing in the New Economy, 1996-; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y

Sommario/riassunto

A history of Corning Incorporated, chronicling how one of the oldest business enterprises in the world maintained its place as a global



leader in technology for over 150 years. It tells the stories of its founding family, the inventors, and the adventures, behind Corning's achievements.